“We Got Us Some Sky Today, Boy!”
It’s beat the clock at high altitude as a surefooted crew builds a 500-foot communications tower
Pipe Dreams
The royal instrument is the most complex and powerful yet devised by the human mind
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Art Night on the Mall
Summer evening twilight—perfect for a Hirshhorn gallery talk and a stroll among the sculptures
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Aristide Maillol: The Sculptor, The Man and His Muse
The eminent artist’s last model, Dina Vierny, has dedicated herself to preserving and perpetuating the legacy of his life’s work
Daughters of Donegal
When the author took his girls to the land his parents left, they were happy to see how much they had in common with their kin
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As American as Apple Pizza Pie
Americans eat 350 slices every second, and pizza’s popularity is soaring from Sydney to Moscow. For purists, Naples is the only home of the genuine article
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A Heartland Artist Who Broke the Old Regionalist Mold
Two current exhibitions prove that, although Charles Burchfield’s watercolors are set in specific places, these works know no boundaries
Ziggedy Bop! Tap Dance Is Back on Its Feet
It’s been a mainstay of stage and screen; now after years in revival, a truly American art form returns full force, with energy and innovation
Review of ‘The Demon-Haunted World’, ‘Einstein, History, and Other Passions’, ‘The End of Science’
Review of ‘The Demon-Haunted World’, ‘Einstein, History, and Other Passions’, ‘The End of Science’
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